Author's notes: This story is mostly based on the Tekken Anime movie and is set right after Heihachi flew off on a jet plane and the Tekken fighters escaped the island via a submarine. It is also based on Tekken 2 endings of specific characters, as well as a few opening sequences from Tekken Tag Tournament. This fanfic is in Kazuya Mishima's point of view. It is also a sort of version 2 of my first fanfic, "As Purity Lay in the Arms of Evil". Rated NC-17
Disclaimer: Kazuya Mishima, Jun Kazama, and all Tekken characters are the property of NAMCO. This is only a fan fiction from the imagination of an obsessed fan. No copyright infringement intended.
Chapter XIV: No Other Choice
"What do you mean you can't do anything for her?! You revived me, didn't you?!" I felt the veins on my neck straining as I continued to yell at the scientists. We had just gotten back in G Corp's underground facility. I had lain Jun gently on the metal table, both of us still in our blood-stained clothes.
"Mr. Mishima, you have to understand," a lady lab technician answered. "You were still alive when we secured you to the chamber so we were able to preserve and eventually revive you. But this woman--"
"STOP IT!!!" I grabbed a nearby medicine cart and hurled it to the glass doors, breaking it to pieces, the noise cutting through the air like thunder. "SHE'S NOT DEAD!!! SHE'S NOT!!!"
"Calm yourself, Mr. Mishima!" two young orderlies tried restraining me but I slammed them against the wall with a single shove. I charged at Dr. Larne and grabbed him roughly by the collar.
"You told me you could save her!" I shook him vigorously. "YOU TOLD ME!!"
"I s-swear w-we'll d-do everything we c-can!" he pleaded, sweat pouring down from his shiny forehead. I considered him for a while and then threw him towards the others, who caught him just before he fell on the floor.
"Get to it already! And make it fast!" I commanded harshly. They all scampered out like chickens through the broken door, leaving me alone with Jun.
I circled around the metal table, my eyes never leaving her stiff form. I pulled a chair and sat down, reaching out to grasp her cold hand. I planted a light kiss on it and pressed it against my cheek, sharing the warmth from my skin. She's not dead. She's not dead. And I wasn't going to let her die. Never. And if she were to die, I won't let her die alone...
"Mr. Mishima? Mr. Mishima? Kazuya?"
I squinted and ground my eyes with a closed fist. I raised my head groggily from the table and looked up at Dr. Larne's wrinkled face. I still had one hand entwined with Jun's.
"How long was I asleep?" I asked.
"Not too long. Around fifteen minutes or so," he answered. I gave out a deep sigh. I wasn't just physically tired but emotionally drained as well.
"Mr. Mishima, we have some interesting findings here."
"What is it?!" I snapped.
"It seems that even though Ms. Kazama's heart stopped beating, her body remains alive," Dr. Larne explained. "There's no sign of pre-decomposition or anything. It's as if her body just...stopped. Stayed in a suspended state, so to say."
"You're saying she's still alive?!"
"Barely," he nodded. "This happened to you too, you know. So...I was thinking...does she have the Devil gene too?"
"The Angel gene..." I mumbled, my eyes wide.
"What was that?"
"She has the Angel gene!" I said out loud. "Of course! She's an angel!" I had half-expected for Dr. Larne to laugh but he just stood there, a look of fascination in his beady eyes.
"Very interesting...an actual celestial being," he grumbled and started jotting down notes. "A devil and an angel. Two creatures of legend...mortal enemies," he shook his head. "This is all very bizarre. What is the nature of your relationship with Ms. Kazama?"
I stared at him suspiciously. Why was he suddenly so curious?
"You were quite despondent a while ago...crazed, even," the scientist explained. "I assume you two were rather close. Is she your sibling? Cousin? A close friend?"
I turned to Jun again. I didn't like explaining to anyone about our relationship but if I have to, I'll have to do it without revealing too much of myself.
"She's...the mother of my child," I breathed.
"You have a CHILD?!" he gasped.
"A fifteen-year-old son, apparently."
"He must be a very powerful boy then; having parents of different...err...races."
"I wouldn't know," I shrugged. "I'm yet to meet him."
I heard the rustle of pen on paper as Dr. Larne began writing down notes at topnotch speed. There was a strange sparkle in his eye and he was biting on his lower lip.
"What is it?" I queried, trying to peer over his clipboard but he pulled it away from view.
"Just some information for the research data," he said quickly. "But all in all, I think there's one way to jump start Ms. Kazama's system again."
"What?! How?!" I asked eagerly.
"Well..." Dr. Larne began pacing. "She's lost a lot of blood. We could do a blood transfusion."
"A blood transfusion..." I looked at him skeptically. "As simple as that? What type is she?"
"AB..."
"So go look for a donor! And make it quick!" I ordered, pointing at the door. This kindle of hope brought a new life back into me.
"I've already taken the liberty of making a list of suitable donors, mostly people who work here," he flipped his notes. "We have around ten in the list, including myself, but the best candidate would be you."
"Me?"
"Yes," he nodded. "As you are well aware, AB can donate to any blood type but it can only receive from its own blood type. You and Ms. Kazama both have AB blood...but not quite..."
"What are you saying? Are we blood type AB or not?!"
"Oh, your blood type is similar to AB of humans," Dr. Larne noted. "But both of you are not ?"
"Yes," I gulped. My throat suddenly became very dry. The scientist started to pace again, circling around the metal table like a vulture.
"The Devil and Angel gene, as far as the data show us, have many similarities: similar in a sense, that both can preserve the body long after death, preparing it for a chance or resurrection. Both have about the same amount of power too. However, the Angel gene preserves the body for a far longer time than your Devil gene; an estimated thirty to fifty years, if I'm not mistaken."
"Thirty to fifty years?!" I gaped. "You want me to wait that long?!" I wasn't only concerned about being old and wrinkled by the time Jun wakes up. My pride...no...it seems Devil's pride was shattered after hearing one superiority of the Angel gene.
"No, no, no," Dr. Larne shook his head. "Even though the Devil gene's preserving prowess doesn't have the Angel gene's longevity, it does have one distinct advantage. Your gene has the ability to jump start a body in a suspended state. In Layman's terms, it has the power to resurrect."
"Resurrect...?"
"Yes. The Angel gene preserves life. The Devil gene brings back life. It's nature's law of opposites in balance. Both your genes compliment each other well," there was that strange look in Dr. Larne's eye again. "A sort of yin and yang: two different and opposite forces that if combined, create a new life with an unimaginable power..."
"Very well," I stood up, a renewed energy in my voice. "Prepare everything for the blood transfusion."
"Sir, I must first mention one major catch."
"What now?!"
The geneticist cleared his throat and adjusted his specs.
"Being that, it is your blood that we will be using, there is a 99 chance that Ms. Kazama will be...altered."
"Altered?" I turned to him with questioning eyes.
"She won't be the same woman you knew as far as physical attributes are concerned," he stated. "Like I said: if your blood, your genes, are combined, it will create a new life with a whole new power. This means she will no longer be an angel."
"So? She'll just be combination of both, like our son," I pointed out. "What's so wrong with that? As far as Jun was able to tell me, Jin is a healthy child."
"Your son's case is different since he got his mixed genes from cross-breeding," Dr. Larne spoke. I grimaced when he said 'cross-breeding'. It made me and Jun sound like animal experiments. "But since Ms. Kazama has already lost so much blood, your Devil blood will be dominant in the transfusion and it will most likely turn her into something like you."
My knees buckled and gave away, leaving me to slump back on my chair. I stared at the floor, my astonishment muffling me into silence. Jun...my angel...will become the same as me? Another revolting creature?
It was a long time before I was able to speak again.
"Will she live?" I asked, my voice almost in a whisper.
"That one, I can guarantee," Dr. Larne said. I nodded.
"Then, there's no other choice," I stood up and reached out to tuck one of Jun's rogue strands behind her ear. Angel or not, I have to have her back. "Get everything ready for the transfusion..."
A/N: On to the blood transfusion! Hehehehe. All these info on the Angel and Devil gene are made by me and are not official NAMCO information in any way. Also, The geneticists (Dr. Conners, Dr. Larne, Jamerson, etc) are all made by me and are not official NAMCO characters. I'm extremely elated to learn that Kazuya's AB too! It just so suits with my story, I think I'm going nuts! I'm really, really hoping this is the reason why NAMCO made Kazuya and Jun AB. I mean, it is a pretty rare blood type and they both have it (and so does Jin!). Hmmm...wonder what blood type Asuka is....hehehe. kazxjun.tk Jun/Kazuya site; kazxjunfanlist.tk Jun/Kazuya Official fanlist
Chapter XV